realistic scratchboard drawing

the story behind this drawing is that we had to use a photo reference to make a drawing of it using a scratchboard and its tools. it relates to my life because it is a photo of my friend and i made the drawing

to make this drawing i used pencil, a ruler, scratchboard, a xacto blade, and tattoo needles.

i used the process of scratching, my project evolved from a scratchboard, to a gridded scratchboard, and then eventually to a finished scratchboard drawing. the only next step would b to erase the grid lines at the top.